Finns Spend €50m on Online Poker

Friday, 18 April 2008

The Finnish news agency STT has suggested that Finnish poker
players spending €50 million a year on poker sites run outside of
the country. Veikkaus, which is the state-owned lottery and betting
monopoly in Finland, feels that it could get some of th

The Finnish news agency STT has suggested that Finnish poker
players spending €50 million a year on poker sites run outside of
the country. Veikkaus, which is the state-owned lottery and betting
monopoly in Finland, feels that it could get some of that revenue
for itself, a view which may see a review of Finnish policy.
“We could gather the majority of the revenue flowing out,” said
Ilkka Juva, communications manager for Veikkaus. “Certainly not all
of it, but two thirds of €50 million could be attainable.”
Neighbouring Sweden has a state-owned company called Svenska Spel,
who Veikkaus would use as a business model should the proposals
come to fruition.
The STT news agency said recommendations for the reform of
gambling in the country would be made around December.